February 16th, 2010 . . . . .
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Alternative Solar Energy Mountain Cabin Project







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  1. Very Nice:) I was thinking of putting a train cart Box(I think that’s what there called) and almost doing the same thing but all the way underground and a ladder down, good thing i Didn’t. I love the Solar Panels:) I wish i had them.


    AtvProjects
    February 16th, 2010

  2. Good simple video…thanks /encouraging


    mrsparex
    February 16th, 2010

  3. Total project, inverter, controllers & all was $2500 not counting our sweat equity & the help of a few knowledgeable friends. The whole point is, where public power would have cost over $15,000 we made it happen & our pay-back period to break even was less than 5 yrs even with replacing the batteries every 4 to 5 yrs. New technology is making this type of solution even more practical in todays energy world.


    tatonkazi
    February 16th, 2010

  4. The buried refrigerator truck box keeps the battery temp regulated. It works well. You are also correct in assuming that the electricity was not free. However, the panels were from a University project & I got them at less than $200 apiece. Batteries are from a high-rise stand-by system where batteries are replaced every 2 yrs. Essentially unused in 1989 when purchased from a battery salvage company. The wiring is from oil drilling company salvage & cost 2 cents per foot.


    tatonkazi
    February 16th, 2010

  5. Burying the batteries is a good idea. It allows for a constant temperature. Heat limits battery life and cold limits capacity.


    DavesTreeFarm
    February 16th, 2010

  6. Those are Kyocera 85w/12v panels. They produce about 5A each. With about 5 hours usable sun = 100AH at 12v or about 10AH at 120v, which will give 5AH per day assuming a 50% depth of discharge (I’m not even considering the loss at the inverter, etc). That’s not a lot of power.

    As for “free”electricity; Those panels are worth about $2000, and if those are true deep cycle batteries you can count on another $1000 to $1500 plus the inverter, charge controller, etc.


    DavesTreeFarm
    February 16th, 2010

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